The Mint Master

‘Utah JVumfatnaUc Society

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

FUN Convention 2

Counterfeit Comer 3

Book Review 4-5

Editors Message 9

Officers/Board Members

14

Prizes

15

Young Numismatists

18

Ultra-High Relief Saint

23

JANUARY’S AGENDA

• Greetings - Larry Nielsen

• Mini Exhibit- TBA

• News & Views-TBA

• Coin Quiz—TBA

• Spotlight-TBA

• Refreshments-Richard Blaylock & Lavar
Kemp

XX

Volume 62 / Issue 1

Presidents Message

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope
everyone had a safe and enjoyable
New Year’s celebration and are now
ready to move forward into this new
year with increased vigor and suc¬
cess.

It is with some sadness that I write
this letter this month as it will be
my last as your President and Larry
Nielsen will be our new President
for 2015-16. Larry has been in¬
volved with the club for many years
and held many different positions of
leadership, including being a past
President, I encourage everyone to
welcome him with open arms and
do what you are able to support him
in this new role. I am certain we
will grow and progress under Larry’s
leadership and I offer him my full
support.

This month we will be having a
Bourse so come with something to
trade or barter or with a desire to
browse and buy. We will also be
swearing in our new elected offi¬
cials.

Over the past two years as you Pres¬

ident I have grown in my knowledge
concerning our hobby and have
made great strides in my own per¬
sonal collections. Aside from having
suffered a stroke just after my in¬
duction as President of the club I
have learned a great deal, and know
there is much, much more to learn.
I have expanded my personal library
concerning the hobby and have en¬
joyed the support of you all, whom I
am pleased to call friends. I will
still be a Board Member and will
continue to remain active in the
club and in my association with you.
I have enjoyed my time at the helm
of this great club and look forward
to lending my support to Larry as he
takes over and leads us.

Thank you all for your support and
may God bless you all. I will see
you on the 13 th .

Sincerely,

Robie Cagle / 2014 UNS Presi¬
dent

January 13th
Meeting Agenda

Our January meeting will consist of
a bourse night. This is another
chance for you to become a coin
dealer. Bring your duplicates, old
books or literature and anything
else related to our hobby and be
prepared to sell to your fellow club
members. Or bring your spare cash
and add something special to your
own collection.

Also, we will be swearing in our new
officers and board members for
their new terms in office. Make
sure you mark your calendars and
support your club.

Pictured are 6 of Heritages FUN Catalogues

Page 2

The Mint Master

Feature Story - FUN Convention

The FUN Convention is one of
the largest coin shows held and
always starts off the year with a
bang. This years dates are Janu¬
ary 6-11 and will be held in Or¬
lando. Several of our club mem¬
bers will be attending and will
hopefully have additional stories
to share with the UNS upon their
return. As usual there will be
outstanding displays of numis¬
matic rarities, virtually all of the
national coin dealers will have
tables, there are educational
forums as well as meetings of
almost all of the national clubs
and organizations. If you have
never had the opportunity to at¬
tend FUN you should definitely
make plans if not this year but
one year in the future to be pre¬
sent. Florida is usually a great
place to spend a few days in
January in especially with the
recent temperatures here in
Utah in the single digits and in
some places below zero. Also
the restaurants and attractions
are something that the family
will definitely enjoy even if the
wife and kids don’t want to

spend 12 hours a day on the
bourse floor for up to a week.
Of course, who of us would even
think of going to Disney World,
Universal Studios, or some other
adventure when we can spend 12
hours a day looking at coins.

Additionaly one of the highlights
of the FUN show is the Heritage
auctions. After spending 10-12
hours on the bourse floor what
else can be better than to at¬
tend one of the auctions of
which several sessions easily
continue past midnight. One
year I remember a currency ses¬
sion that wrapped up about 4AM.
Just imagine, you could rush
back to your room sleep for 2 or
3 hours and be back on the floor
the next morning. All while your
wife and kids are riding some
silly roller coaster or getting wet
in a water park. And as for the
food you have the greatest $12
hotdogs and $4 sodas right there
on the convention floor that
money can buy. Its almost as
good at paying $17 for a bucket
of popcorn and watered down

soda at your local movie theater.

So, as avid collectors all of you
should make plans to attend FUN
soon, or if that seems a bit too
far or expensive you have ample
time to plan your early spring
trip to the ANA being held in
nearby Portland this year. You
can experience all the fun you
missed in Florida plus you have
the added advantage of spending
12 hours driving in your car with
your lovely wife anxious to visit
Portland and your children in the
back seat yelling, “are we
there yet.”

In all seriousness though,
these major coin conventions
are actually very enjoyable
and there Is usually plenty of
time to take in the local at¬
tractions (unless you are man¬
ning your dealer table). And
if you have never attended I
urge you to make your plans
now.

Doug Nyholm

Altered Surface Images

Counterfeit Corner - Altered Cameo 1960 Proof Half

I have written about many counter¬
feit coins, copies of ultra-rare is¬
sues, a multitude of common fakes
that unfortunately many numisma¬
tists have been duped by and sev¬
eral obscure but still faked numis¬
matic delicacies.

Also is the fact that virtually every
coin issued by the U.S. mint has
been counterfeited and every col¬
lector has to be always on the alert
for something that seems to be
what it isn’t.

The coin discussed in this column
is probably something that virtually
all of you reading this may have
never thought would be something
that a counterfeiter would be inter¬
ested in. This coin is actually not a
counterfeit coin at all but a genuine
coin that has been altered. No,
there is not an added or removed
mintmark, or chased metal to form
a rare variety or different date.
This is a coin that has had only the
finish altered.

As we are all aware, there are col¬
lectors who seek after the finest of
condition for their collection and

one sought after condition is the
quality of Proof finished on modern
coins. Both NGC and PCGS grade
these coins with the adjectives of
“Cameo,” “Ultra-Cameo,” “First-
Strike,” as well as other colorful
terms. Franklin Halves are often
collected by these examples which
show a high degree of frost usually
found on only the very early strikes
from the proof dies, especially the
proofs from the early 1950’s.

Although the pictured example is a
relatively common date, that being
a 1960 dated proof, still, extreme
Cameo or frost is scarce and
sought after by connoisseurs of the
series. The so-called counterfeiter
or coin-doctor was able to enhance
the Cameo effect by some means
probably chemical, and at first
glance, the coin appears with an
exceptional high frosted ultra¬
cameo appearance.

The ultimate reason for performing
this altercation to this coin is for
monetary profit. A typical PF-67
proof 1960 Franklin would be hard
pressed to sell for above $50 at
most, however, one which may
grade Cameo or Ultra-Cameo

could easily top the $500 mark.

Therefore as previously mentioned,
become very familiar with the type
of coins you collect including Proof
characteristics. The obverse of
this coin is quite deceptive but up¬
on closer examination of the re¬
verse you will notice that the cam¬
eo effect on the raised lettering and
devices bleeds into the field. If you
are familiar with the process which
creates this effect imparted to the
dies that this is actually impossible
to occur on a genuine mint product.

Bottom line, do not take anything
or any coin for granted. There is
always someone who thinks they
can fake, enhance, or create
something that will separate you
from your money.

In conclusion, this type of artificially
enhanced finish is quite uncommon
to encounter but none-the-less I
am continuously amazed at the
variety of such items that do exist.

Doug Nyholm

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1884

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2-Volume Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cent Book

Pa § e 5 The Mint Master

Book Review—

Rick Snows new 2-volume
book mentioned last month is
off the presses. This book
was printed in S. Korea and it
shipment was delayed but
while proofing the Mint Mas¬
ter my doorbell rang and the
book was sitting on my door¬
step. As one who pre-ordered
the book I was privileged to
receive a complete PDF copy
of the book prior to the arri¬
val of the hard cover edition.

Therefore I am able to give
you a review of the book as I
have flipped through all 900+
PDF pages. Pictured at left
are four sample pages which
show the general format of
the book and the degree that
Rick has gone to in producing
a guide which covers high-
resolutions pictures both in
actual size and enlargements
of thousands of varieties.
This truly is a culmination of
decades of research and ex¬

amination of I can only imag¬
ine how may Flying Eagle and
Indian Head Cents.

Covered in depth are the ori¬
gins of these coins beginning
in the pattern stages in the
early 1850’s and an extensive
history of the transition from
large cents to the Flying Eagle
Cent. The pages covering this
history from 1850 to 1859 co¬
vers 163 pages alone. Every
pattern, die marriage, and
variety are pictured and cov¬
ered completely.

There is a year by year analy¬
sis of both proof issues and
circulation issues with amaz¬
ing detail of literally thou¬
sands of varieties.

The beginning of each year is
covered by generally a full
page of events for that year
which contributed to the de¬
tails of coinage and currency
for the year. I particularly

like this feature because as a
history buff I am also interest¬
ed in what events contributed
to either a high or low mint¬
age for the year and possibly
led to the creation of a par¬
ticular rarity.

If you are interested in either
Flying Eagle or Indian cents

Read the Book before
purchasing the Coin!

this is one (or two) books
which will give you many en¬
joyable evenings of reading.
Presently offered at $250 for
the set which is certainly not
budged minded but quality
never is. I highly recommend
this book.

Doug Nyholm

One of the most extensive
collections of Plate Money ev¬
er to be auctioned will be of¬
fered by Stacks/Bowers in a
few days. Their catalogue
contains 55 pages describing
89 lots with a complete histo¬
ry of these unusual items.
You can view the entire sec¬
tion on their website at
stacksbowers.com.

Swedish Plate Money

Volume 61, Issue 12

Page 6

January Quiz— What do you know about the lowly Roosevelt Dime?

1. How many mints struck Roosevelt Dimes?

A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

2. What regular issue Roosevelt Dime has the lowest mintage?

A. 1946-S B. 1949-S C. 1950-S D. 1955

3. According to the Red Book which of the following dimes has the highest price.

A. 1949-S B. 1950-S C. 1949 D. 1951-S

4. In order to have a complete type set of Roosevelt Dimes how many coins are required?

A. Just One B. Two C. Three D. Five

5. How many different dates in the Roosevelt series were struck without the mintmark in error?

A. Just One B. Two C. Three D. Five

UNS 2015 Schedule of Events

January - Bourse
February - TBA
March - TBA
April - TBA
May - TBA
June - TBA

Our 2015 Schedule will be
published in full following
our January planning
meeting.

July - Picnic
August - TBA
September - TBA
October - TBA
November - Elections
December - Christmas Dinner

July - TBA

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Finest Known

Only Three Known Plain Edge Pieces
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1792 Judd-12 Wright Quarter Dollar
MS63BN NGC
Finest Known

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Original Confederate Half Dollar
PR30 NGC

Ex. Jefferson Davis Estate

(1739) Higley WHEELE GOES ROUND
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Unique Higley Design
Ex: Garrett Collection

1776 Newman 3-D Continental Dollar, Silver, M$62 NGC
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The Mint Master

Editors Message

January is always an interest¬
ing month for coin collectors.
One of the main reasons is the
Florida Unified Numismatics
or FUN convention held in
Florida each January. Herit¬
age conducts one of their
premiere auctions in conjunc¬
tions with the FUN convention
and Stack/Bowers also has
significant auctions scheduled
for January. This year is not
exception and may see at
least four coins surpass the
million dollar mark with who
knows, maybe even more.

I received my usual 15 pounds
of auction catalogues recently
and look forward to examining
the many delicacies listed
within their pages, drooling
over coins that I will never
own and may be lucky enough
just to seen them. These cat¬
alogs are not just thick listing
of special coins but also con¬
tain much more including

their history. This is not only
who owned them or how
much they have sold for but
the events that brought about
their creation which many
times include events that oc¬
curred in the United States
which preceded their design.
Items such as Theodore Roo¬
sevelt's desire as president to
update and create coinage
worthy of this great country.
Also the events and symbols
in the early 1790’s which
would subsequently grace our
coinage in 1792 and through
the early years of our coin¬
age. Many times these auc¬
tion catalogues contain doz¬
ens of pages of information
and history on just a single
coin. I have learned a great
deal of general U.S. history
just by reading auction cata¬
logues.

And for those of you who do
not subscribe to the hard cop¬

ies of these catalogues the
websites of these major auc¬
tion houses contain virtually
all of the information dis¬
played in their catalogs. I
urge you to check them out.
Look up the articles on the
presently offered 1907 Ultra-
High relief St. Gaudens $20 or

the information about the col¬
lection of colonial coins also
being offered. Many of these
coins have been off the mar¬
ket for decades and some be¬
ing offered are unique or
nearly so. A wealth of numis¬
matic information is at hand.

Doug Nyholm

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Quiz Answers

Question 3

Question 1

Four Mints struck Roosevelt's
PDS & did you remember W
Question 2

Actually 1955, it’s mintage is
lower than the more valuable
1949-S

The 1949-S has a value of $70 in
MS-65

Question 4

Just 2, the 90% silver & Clad
Question 5

4 proofs ‘68 ‘70 ‘75 & ‘83 plus
the 1982 missing the P (5 total)

Pa § e 14 The Mint Master

2015 UNS Officers & Board Members

Officers

Larry Nielsen - President

801-870-2344

Larry Kimura - Vice Pres.

801 -

Tom Davis - Treas.

801-487-8691

Don Swain - Medals

801-652-0124

Darin Lee - Curator

801-556-0789

Doug Nyholm - Newsletter

801-918-9522

Bob Campbell - Bourse

801-467-8636

Lavar Burton—Sec.

801-255-1629

Board Members

Phil Clark

801-523-9199

Collin Cagle

801-935-7196

Robie Cagle

801-587-6362

Mike Rek

801 -

Eldon Farnsworth

801 -

Elise Finnegan (Jr. Member)

801 -

HOSTITALITY

Richard Blaylock

Lavar Kemp
801-

BUY OF THE MONTH-WASH INGTON HALF

Prizes & “Buy of The Month”

Youth Prize

Roll of Wheat cents &

2014 P&D Kennedy Half set

On-Time Prize

1944 D Walker Half Dollar

Member Prize

1986 Liberty Commemorative Dollar set

Although the January meeting is
a bourse, I will have a

"Buy of the Month"

They are 1982 Washington Silver
Commemorative Half Dollars
(UNC or Proof) for $9 each.

Other Prize Drawings:

1955 Franklin Half FBL ANACS-certified
1996 Mint Set including "W" dime
1998 S Proof Congressional Commemora¬
tive Dollar
1868 Two cent piece
1936 Washington Quarter Unc.

2014 Baseball HOF half dollar UNC
1926 Standing Liberty Quarter VF
1960 D Washington quarter "Arrow in ea¬
gle's head" unc.

1922 Peace dollar
1884 Liberty "V" Nickel
1946 P Walking Liberty Half

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1792 IMAGES

1792 PATTERN COINAGE

One of the most complete and
extensive collections of Colonial
Coinage ever to be offered will
be the Donald G Partrick collec¬
tion to be auctioned by Heritage
at this years FUN convention.

The three coins pictured above
are some of the rarest patterns
ever to be offered for sale. Alt¬
hough not Colonials per say they
are extremely important as the
first pattern coinage for our
fledgling country and mint in
1792.

I suspect that all three of the
pictured examples will top the
$1 million mark, the Birch Cent
is already bid to $1.5 million.
This is an outstanding coin that
is on the cover of the auction
catalog and rightly so. I call this
coin, one that shouldn’t exist!
Of only 7 specimens traced this
is obviously the finest known.
And I say ‘shouldn’t exist’ is due
to the condition. This is a pat¬
tern struck in 1792. It is graded
by NGC as MS-65 * Red and

Brown with a CAC sticker. Not
wonder pre-bidding has pushed
it to $1.5 million.

The coin pictured at center top
is the extremely rare 1792
Disme. The more common 1792
Half Disme is usually seen and
several are also offered in this
collection but its counterpart
the Disme is rarely seen. Both a
copper and silver Disme are be¬
ing offered, the silver example is
graded AU-50 and only two are
known to exist. There has been
much controversy regarding the
prounciation of the word DISME.
Many have pronounced is as a
two syllable word DIS—ME how¬
ever the current recognized
proper pronunciation is a one
syllable word with the S being
silent thus pronounced the same
as our current dime. The origin
of the spelling is French which
has the S silent.

My favorite coin amongst the
three pictured is the patter
quarter. This is notably differ¬

ent than other 1792 patterns. It
is much plainer with no notation
as to the denomination. It is
generally considered to be a pat¬
tern quarter but some have
thought it may have been a pos¬
sible cent. This is the rarest of
the three and examples are
know in white metal and copper
as the one pictured. This is also
the only copper specimen availa¬
ble (of two known) to collectors
and is graded MS-63. There are
four examples known in white
metal and the example appear¬
ing in the sale is the only one
available to collectors. It is
graded XF-45

Doug Nyholm

YOUNG NUMISMATISTS

Numismatic Opportunities Abound When Assembling A New
Testament Biblical Coin Collection

Last year, the January article for
this column looked at some of the
numismatic opportunities to be
found when assembling a New Tes¬
tament Biblical coin collection. I
thoroughly enjoyed researching for
and writing that article, so much
so, that I decided I would do exactly
what I had discussed in the article.

My journey started with a lot more
research effort to determine all
the people who were directly or
indirectly referenced in the biblical
writings and whether or not there
were any coins directly associated
with them. Studious research re¬
vealed coinage minted to honor all
of the emperors who are referenced
as well as coinage minted by all the
members of the Herodian dynasty
and the Prefects or Procurators of
Judaea who are referenced in the
New Testament. From a people
perspective, all of the emperors
from Augustus to Trajan with the
exception of Galba, Otho, and Vitel-
lius are included. Herodian dynasty
members cited include all using the
Herod name from the Great thru
Agrippa II as well as Philip the Te-
trarch who is often called Herod
Philip II. The Roman provincial
leadership includes Pontius Pilate,
Antonius Felix, and Porcius Festus.
While the identity of the Magi re¬
mains controversial, I elected to

include Azes II and to continue my
research in this area. In addition to
coins specifically associated with
people, two other coin types identi¬
fied include the Widow’s Mite and
the Shekel.

My research effort also included a
review of the monetary system in
use in the Roman Empire during
time frame covered in the New Tes¬
tament. My study in this area in¬
cluded all areas I felt I needed to
understand so I could make smart
purchase decisions. It included
where and how coins were made;
what was depicted on the coinage;
the languages used; the metallic
composition, size and weight of the
coins; how the purchase power of
the coinage used in the monetary
system was determined, changed
and revalued; and what 2000 year
old coins should look like for various
condition grades.

During my research, I primarily used
two sources which were both in¬
formative and easy to use. The first
was on-line Wikipedia searches and
the other a book Guide to BIBLICAL
COINS by David Hendin.

Once my research had provided me
with the knowledge base I needed
to assemble a collection, I began to
search EBAY, at local dealers coin
shops, and Heritage Auctions to de¬

termine both coin availability and
cost. While local availabilty was
limited, EBAY dealers and Heritage
Auctions offered an abundance of
all but two of the coins needed.
Those two coins were for Herod An-
tipas and Herod Philip II. I also de¬
termined that the collection could
be assembled with coins in great
condition for about $3000.00. All
factors considered, my wife and I
decided this was a doable project
for 2014.

[ Pictured above are a Shekel
of Type & a Widows Mite

While I purchased a few coins from
AEQVITAS Numismatics (Lee McKen¬
zie), Heritage, and a few EBAY
dealers in Israel, the majority of
the coins were bought from a great
EBAY dealer, Trusted Coins. I con¬
sider Trusted Coins to be a highly
reputable dealer who provides life¬
time authenticity guarantees, often
offers great discounts, and whose
site offers easy access to a lot of
educational information on ancient
Greek and Roman coins.

Although I still need a couple of
coins to complete the collection, I
consider the past year’s journey to
have been very successful.

Phil Clark

‘UfutiuL Siai&A-
(Rwisl foifL
(JoIwl $uuuch_

rata* -( r»«7 4i1i «f i'nJLtJ JililH mtafr.
IHrta mr I’i*l4

Sallim&iSL fain,

This month’s vintage coin
guide comes from the Balti¬
more Coin Galleries. Alt¬
hough undated it appears
to be circa 1948/49 as 1948
is the most current coins
listed. It appears to be a
buying price list from this
company and I am com¬
pletely amazed at their buy

prices. Most seated dimes
are listed at 11 cents and
the seated halves from the
1880’s are 50 cents each
with the 1878-S rarity at
$5.00. Even in 1948 there
were companies trying to
pay cents on the dollar for
your rare coins.

Volume 61, Issue 12

Page 19

Antique Coin Advertisement

HALF

DOLLARS—Continued

1914 S ...

. (992,000)

.50

1937 ..

. (9,527,728)

.50

1876 CC ...

... (1,956,000)

.60

1898 O .

... (874,000)

.50

1916 .

. (138,450)

.50

1937 S

. (2,090,000)

.50

1876 S .

... (4,628,000)

.50

1898 S .

. (2,358,550)

.60

1915 D ..

. (1,170,400)

.50

1937 D

. (1,676,000)

.50

1877 .

... (8,304,510)

.50

1899 .

. (5,538,846)

.60

1915 S ...

. (1,604,000)

.50

1938 ..

. (4,118,152)

.50

1877 CC ...

... (1,420,000)

.50

1899 O.

. (1,724,000)

.50

1916 .

. (608,000)

.50

1938 D

. (491,600)

.50

1877 S .

... (5,356,000)

.50

1899 S .

. (1,686,411)

.50

1916 D on

obv. (1,014,400)

.50

1939 ..

. (6,820,808)

.50

1878 .

... (1,378,400)

.50

1900 .

. (4,762,912)

.60

1916 S on

obv. .. (508,000)

.50

1939 S

. (2,552,000)

50

1878 CC ...

. (62,000)

2.00

1900 O .

. (2,744,000)

.50

1917.

.... (12,292,000)

.50

1939 D

. (4,267,800)

.50

1878 S .

. (12,000)

5.00

1900 S .

. (2,560,322)

.60

1917 D on

obv... (765,400)

.50

1940 ..

. (9,167,279)

.50

1879 .

. (5,900)

.50

1901 .

. (4,268,813)

.60

1917 D on i

rev... (1,940,000)

.60

1940 S

. (4,560,000)

.50

1880 .

. (9,765)

.50

1901 O .

. (1,124,000)

.60

1917 S on

obv... (952,000)

1.00

1941 ..

. (24,207,412)

.60

1881 .

. (10,975)

.50

1901 S .

.. (847,044)

.75

1917 S on

rev. (6,664,000)

.50

1941 S

. (8,098,000)

.50

1882 .

. (5,600)

.60

1902 .

. (4,922,777)

.50

1918.

. (6,634,000)

.60

1941 D

. (11,248,400)

.50

1883 .

. (9,039)

.50

1902 O .

. (2,526,000)

.60

1918 D . ..

. (3,853,840)

.50

1912 ..

. (47,839,120)

.50

1884 .

. (6,276)

.50

1902 S .

. (1,460,670)

.60

1918 S ...

. ... (10,282,000)

.50

1942 S

. (12,708,000)

.60

1885 .

. (6,130)

.60

1903 .

. (2,278,765)

.50

1919 .

. (962,000)

.50

1942 D

. (10,973,800)

.60

1886 .

. (6,886)

.50

1903 O .

. (2,100,000)

.60

1887 .

. (6,710)

.50

1903 S .

. (1,920,772)

.50

-- —■ ^

1888 .

. (12,833)

.50

1904 .

. (2,992,670)

.50

i

1889 .

. (12,711)

.50

1904 O.

. (1,117,600)

.50

1890 .

. (12,590)

.50

1904 S .

.. (553,038)

.60

1891 .

.... (200,600)

.50

1906 .

.. (662,727)

.50

|

,

1905 O .

.. (505,000)

.60

4

1905 S .

. (2,494,000)

.60

i

1892 .

. (936,245)

.50

1892 O ...

. (390,000)

.50

1892 S ....

.... (1,029,028)

.50

1893 .

.. ..(1,826,792)

.50

1893 O ....

.... (1,389,000)

.50

1893 S ....

. (740,000)

.50

1894 .

.... (1,148,972)

.50

1894 O ....

. . . . (2,138,000)

.60

1894 S ....

.... (4,048,690)

.50

1895 .

.... (1,836,218)

.60

1895 O ....

. ... (1,766,000)

.50

1895 S ....

.... (1,108,086)

.50

1896 .

. (950,762)

.50

1896 O . .. .

. (924,000)

.50

1896 S ....

.... (1,140,948)

.50

1897 .

. ... (2,480,731)

.50

1897 O ....

. (632,000)

.50

1897 S ....

. (933,900)

.50

1898 .

.... (2,956,735)

.50

1906 . (2,638,675) .50

1906 D . (4,028,000) .60

1906 O. (2,446,000) .60

1906 S. (1,740,154) .60

1907 . (2,698,576) .60

1907 D . (3,856,000) .50

1907 O.(3,946,600) .50

1907 S . (1,250,000) .50

1908 . (1,354,545) .50

1908 D . (3,280,000) .50

1908 O . (5,360,000) .50

1908 S. (1,644,828) .50

1909 . (2,368,650) .50

1909 O . (925,400) .50

1909 S. (1,764,000) .50

1910 . (418,551) .50

1910 S . (1,948,000) .60

1911 . (1,406,543) .50

1911 D. (695,080) .50

1911 S. (1,272,000) .50

1912 . (1,550,700) .50

1912 D . (2.300,800) .50

1912 S. (1,370,000) .60

1913 . (188,627) .50

1913 D . (534,000) .50

1913 S . (604,000) .50

1914 . (124,610) .50

1919 D . (1,165,000) .50

1919 S. (1,562,000) .60

1920 . (6,372,000) .60

1920 D. (1,561,000) .50

1920 S . (4,624,000) .60

1921 . (246,000) 1.00

1921 D . (208,000) .50

1921 S . (548,000) .60

1923 S. (2,178,000) .60

1927 S. (2,392,000) .60

1928 S. (1.940,000) .60

1929 D. (1,001,200) .60

1929 S. (1,902,000) .60

1933 S. (1,786,000) .50

1934 . (6,964,000) .60

1934 D. (2,361,400) .50

1934 S. (3,652,000) .50

1935 . (9,162,000) .50

1935 S. (3,854,000) .60

1935 D. (3.003,800) .50

1936 . (12,617,901) .50

1936 S. (3,884,000) .50

1938 D. (4,252,400) .50

-11-

1943 .

... (53,190,000)

.60

1943 S ....

... (13,460,000)

.50

1943 D ....

,... (11,346,000)

.50

1944 .

... (28,206,000)

.50

1944 S . ...

.... (8,904,000)

.50

1944 D . .. .

.... (9,769,000)

.50

1945 .

... (31,602,000)

.60

1946 S ....

... (10,166,000)

.60

1945 D . ...

.... (9,966,800)

.60

1946 .

... (12,118,000)

.50

1946 S ...

.... (3,724,000)

.50

1946 D . ..

.... (2,151,100)

.60

1947 .

.... (4,094,000)

.50

1947 D ...

.... (3,900,600)

.50

1948 .

... (3,006,814)

.50

1918 D_

_(4,028.600)

.50

For commemorate half dollars see
page 40.

pay substantial premiums for

We

practically all half dollars dated
prior to 1933 in strictly uncirculated
condition.

Got Stamps?

Old letters - Old postcards?

Do you have an old collection or accumulation of stuff that you don't know what
to do with? I can help! Call me to discuss what items you have. Whether you
just want to know what the value is or if you want to sell them. We can discuss
what options you have to dispose of your items or I can give you a free verbal
appraisal based on the current market value. Either way you will know what you
have and can then make intelligent decisions as to what to do with it. Give me a
call. It will be worth your time.

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AEQVITAS

Numismatics

1903-S Philippine 50 Centavo

Volume 61, Issue 12

One of only 2 known examples
of a 1903-S 50c goes on the
auction block in New York by
Stacks/Bowers this month.
Thought by many, that alt¬
hough mentioned in the mint
report, to not exist. This coin
was found in a Manila dealers
junk box in the early 80’s.
Estimated to top $50,000.00!

Page 23

ULTRA HIGH RELIEF ST. GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE

If any of you have had the oppor¬
tunity to personally observe a
“Ultra-High Relief” Saint they
are truly a breathtaking coin.
They are a whole level above
even your above average High-
Relief Saint.

The one being sold at auction
this month is the second finest
one known graded MS-68. There
is one graded finer at MS-69.
The top price for that coin was
$3 million and has since sold for
several hindered thousand less
but still a rarefied coin and one
of the highest prices ever paid

for a single coin.

The present example has an ad¬
ditional bit of notoriety attached
to it. It is engraved on the edge
with ASG which indicates that it
was the personal coin belonging
to Augustus St. Gaudens. There
are less than 2 dozen examples
of Ultra-High relief Saints known
and Heritage has produced am 8
page historical write up regard¬
ing their history and production.
This is great reading for anyone
interested in these historical
coins.

Quoted in their story is an open¬

ing quote from then President
Theodore Roosevelt to Mint Di¬
rector Roberts - “I am not sure
how long I shall be permitted to
have such a coin in existence,
but I want for once at least to
have had this nation, the great
republic of the West, with its
extraordinary facility of indus¬
trial, commercial and mechani¬
cal expression, do something in
the way of artistic expression
that shall rank with the best
work of the kind that has ever
been done. ”

Doug Nyholm

ASG Initials

BOARD MEETING JAN 5th

In order to plan the schedule for our 2015 meetings are
January “UNS Transitional Board Meeting” is scheduled
for 7:00 PM, January 5th (Monday) at our new President,
Larry Nielsen’s home.

12559 S. Pebble Brook Way-Draper, UT (12600 S 260 E)

PO Box 65054
Salt Lake City
Utah 84165

Newsletter Editor—

Doug Nyholm

Articles & Comments Invited
douglas. nyholm@comcast. net

All 2014 Officers and Board Members as well as all new
2015 Officers and Board members should plant to attend.

If you cannot attend please call Lar¬
ry at 801-870-2344 Please bring,
yourself, and new ideas.

Sincerely,

Larry Nielsen

BOARD

MEETING